The next morning.

Today is the first day of school for the production team's primary school. Su Li gave the two small school bags she had prepared to the children, one to each person. In each bag were two notebooks, a pencil and an eraser. She only gave one to Xiaodan, who would keep it.

The schoolbags were made by Su Li using a sewing machine. The boy's schoolbag was a dark green striped one, while Baoya's was a dark red striped one. Both were Jiefang bag styles, with their names on them, so there was no way to make a mistake.

Xie Zhengchuan had breakfast and went to work early. Su Li cleaned up the dishes, wiped her hands, and walked into the yard.

"Is everything cleaned up?" Su Li asked the children who were standing in a row in the tidy yard.

The children shouted in unison: "It's ready!"

"Okay, hold hands and get ready to go! Darlings," Su Li thought for a moment and said softly again, "You must go home together after school in the future. Don't run around in the middle of the way. You can go home and play later!"

"Hello, Mom~~"

At the entrance of the primary school of Shanghe Village Production Team, there were more than twenty children queuing up, of different ages, mostly boys.

Education is not highly valued in rural areas, and most people believe that girls are meant to get married, which means they are helping other families raise children and have limited time at home, so they basically work at home and earn some work points to supplement their family income.

Of course, most people don't care about gender. There are literacy classes in the countryside, and it's enough for boys to recognize their own names. After all, when recording work points, they have to make sure that it is recorded under their name.

Therefore, Su Li alone was particularly eye-catching, and five children came at once.

Moreover, they look relatively young, especially since Tiedan and Baoya are also included. In the eyes of outsiders, Tiedan is someone else's child, and Baoya is a worthless girl. If they were afraid of letting their benefactors down, they could just let Tiedan go to school alone, but they unexpectedly brought Tiedan with them.

But because Xie Zhengchuan was the chief of the police station, no one dared to say anything unpleasant in front of Su Li.

"I don't want to go to school. I don't want to go to school. Let my sister go. My sister is smart. I want to go home and collect grass for the pigs. I don't want to go to school."

There was a little boy lying on the ground rolling around at the registration desk. Next to him was a man with a weathered face, who should be his father. He looked fierce and uneasy.

"Why are you arguing? This is a place for learning, not a place for throwing tantrums. If you don't want to go, just leave. You're wasting time."

The woman who was handling the registration looked very serious. Her scolding made the man blush even more.

"You son of a bitch, I've already given you my name and paid you the money, hurry up and get up and follow me. If you don't get up, I'll break your legs."

The little boy stood up quickly, staring at the man with scarlet eyes and yelling, "I hate you, you can hit me, you can break my legs, but I won't come."

After saying that, he ran out, leaving the man with red eyes as he bowed and apologized to the woman who was handling the registration. He then turned around and nodded to the people waiting to register one by one, saying sorry over and over again.

Su Li watched quietly from behind, while someone beside them was discussing in a low voice.

"Oh! How pitiful! I heard that Sun Changji asked his two children to draw lots to decide who will go to school. Changji's daughter, Xiaoling, is already in the fourth grade. I heard that they both ranked first and have good grades!"

"Isn't it? But she's a girl after all. What's the point of studying? It's good enough that Sun Changji can let his daughter study in the fourth grade. Look, this Hao still doesn't remember his father's kindness!"

"Hey~ Don't say that. This Hao is worried about his sister. These two children are pitiful too. They have been without a mother since they were young. Hao is a few years older than Ling, and it was Ling who took care of Hao since he was a little kid. In fact, both children understand each other."

"Who says it's not true? Sun Changji used to live a good life when he was a soldier. But he became disabled after he was discharged from the army. He couldn't earn full work points even when he worked. Even with the subsidy, the food at home was not enough to eat. Alas~"

"Look at Director Wang, who is handling the registration. His face is so grim. He is a transfer from the city. Be careful with your words later. You must not offend him."

"Yeah, yes!"

......

"Okay, be quiet. This is a place for school, not a place for you to work in the fields. Please have some manners." Director Wang glanced at the people around him with a serious look.

Su Li rolled her eyes secretly.

People in the queue signed up quickly because the adults were in a hurry to go to work. No matter how impatient Director Wang was, he didn't dare to say anything and soon accepted Su Li.

Because there were many children, all in the first grade, each child received one yuan per semester, a total of twenty yuan for all children. Su Li took out his purse, which contained some unused banknotes. Su Li wanted to spend them, so he was a little slow in counting the money.

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and sign up." Director Wang had been busy all morning, and after hearing about Sun Changji's situation, his patience was worn out.

Looking at the beautiful Su Li at this moment, he felt that this person was a restless person. He brought so many children to attract attention, and was so slow to pay the tuition. It took so long and he still hadn't ordered enough. He definitely didn't want to pay. Thinking of this, he was even more disdainful.

Su Li looked at her with a frown. She really didn't like the way she spoke, which was so condescending. However, since there were children around her, she didn't say anything in the end.

Director Wang looked at Su Li's frowning face, which was obviously dissatisfied with him. His face was even more long, and he knocked on the table with a branch.

"You keep dithering about whether to pay or not, and you have so many children to take care of. If you don't want your children to go to school, take them away immediately. If you want them to go, do it quickly."

Su Li counted the last penny and put it on the table with a "pa". "What's wrong? I counted slowly but it didn't bother you. I just counted it. I just finished counting it at your table. It's only a few steps away. Do you have something important to finish? And as a faculty member, you should be polite to parents. My child doesn't go to school without paying tuition. Teachers should still teach and educate students and set an example."

Several other children were also staring at Director Wang from behind Su Li's back. Although they were still very afraid of the teacher, they would not ignore anyone who dared to say anything bad about their mother.

After hearing this, Director Wang's face turned red. Does this person mean that he has not fulfilled his role as a teacher?

Just as she was about to retort, someone next to her whispered to her, "Director, this woman's husband is the director of the county police station. You'd better be careful."

Director Wang was startled for a moment, glanced at Su Li and said nothing, but his attitude was obviously restrained.

Su Li also heard it, but she felt even more unhappy. This person was obviously looking down on others.

With this kind of character, if he doesn't show it in front of you, he might make things difficult for your children later.

But it's better not to have such a thing, otherwise she might lose her temper again. Xie Zhengchuan is now working in the police station. Normally, she will control her temper for fear of holding him back. Other things are fine, but she will not tolerate any misfortune with the child.